In rom-com Maid In Manhattan, Fiennes played a pristine young politician who falls in love with the below-stairs help. He recalls feeling uncomfortable in the role, despite going for something new and relishing the challenge. "I think the part required a light, deft, Cary Grant-ish thing, which I quite quickly felt was not my strength. That and doing an American accent, to be honest. I've tried it. I've worked really hard with dialogue coaches, but I wonder if I'll ever inhabit an American accent in a completely natural, organic way." Fiennes talks about an accent as being part of a full package when you take on a new character role, and is at his best playing brooding, cerebral introspection as opposed to sunny, expansive types.
I love Stephen King and music festivals; I eat my toast upside down; I daydream about getting married probably a bit too much; and I wish every day for a pet sausage dog puppy (who never materialises – sob).
